Task-based Language Teaching by Farahnaz Faez

Task-based Language Teaching by Farahnaz Faez

Why are so many teachers around the world moving toward adopting task-based language teaching?

This teacher-friendly guide to understanding and implementing task-based language teaching (TBLT) provides a brief and clear introduction to the key elements of TBLT and highlights practical guidelines for teachers. Read about the essential pedagogical implications presented in the latest research. Discover the rationale for using TBLT, its key principles, and different approaches. Learn the structure of a task-based curriculum, how to evaluate tasks, and how to set assessment goals. Finally, reflect on the strengths and challenges of implementing TBLT and see if it could work for your classroom!

About the English Language Teacher Development Series

As the English language teaching field continually reinvents itself, the pressure is intense for language teachers to update their knowledge. The English Language Teacher Development Series is a set of short resource books written in an accessible manner for all types of teachers of English. The series offers a theory-to-practice approach, a variety of practical methods, and time for reflections that allow teachers to interact with the materials presented. The books can be used in preservice settings, in-service courses, and by individuals looking for ways to refresh their practice.

Farahnaz Faez is an Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics in the Faculty of Education at Western University in Canada. Her research interests include second language pedagogy, language teacher education as well as internationally educated and non-native English speaking teachers. She has taught and supervised ESL and TESOL programs for several years. She is the Co- Editor of TESL Canada Journal. Dr. Parvaneh Tavakoli holds an MA in TEFL and a PhD in applied linguistics. Coming from an English language teaching background, Parvaneh has years of teaching and teacher training experience in the UK and abroad, and has been researching different aspects of task-based language teaching over the past two decades.

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ISBN 13	9781945351334
ISBN 10	1945351330
Title	Task-based Language Teaching
Author	Farahnaz Faez
Series	Elt Development Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	TESOL International Association
Year published	2018-11-21
Number of pages	56
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